Tag: Adolescents

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)

Overview
Collects important health care data at State and local levels for the CDC. Link/Data

Components

  • Health (WA, IA)
  • Child Well-Being and Welfare (TX, MN)
  • National Survey of Early Childhood Health
  • National Asthma Survey
  • National Survey of Adoptive Parents
  • Survey of Adult Transition and Health
  • National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs
  • Influenza Vaccination Module for Children

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available 
Varies by survey

Linked Datasets
SLAITS-Geocodes

Study Type
Survey

File Types
SAS
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Main Variables:

UNdata

Overview
Advance the development of the global statistical system and promote the dissemination of statistical information. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
Varies

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
XML, CSV, semi colon delimited, pipe delimited
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Main Variables:

Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study

welface children families

Overview
A multi-prong study focused on the well-being of low-income families in the post-welfare reform era. Link/Data

Components

  • Longitudinal survey
  • Developmental study
  • Ethnographic study

Population
US population. Boston, Chicago, San Antonio

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes, for restricted data which includes longitudinal data linked to census tract and block group information. A Restricted Data Use Agreement must be completed and signed to access this data.

Years Available 
1999-2005

Study Type
Longitudinal study, developmental study, ethnography

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata, TSV

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Main Variables:

World Health Organization

Overview
The GHO data repository provides access to over 50 datasets on priority health topics. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Varies by dataset

Years Available
Varies by dataset

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
CSV, XML
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Main Variables:

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Overview
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Link/Data

Population
US population, 12–21 years old

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available 
1995-2011

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Surveillance, Survey

File Types
Access mdb files , ASCII, SAS converter, SPSS converter

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Main Variables: